Tracey Snelling's Miniature Cities at The Human Safety Net in Venice
Tracey Snelling presents 'About Us' at The Human Safety Net in Venice's Procuratie Vecchie, curated by Luca Massimo Barbero. The American artist, based in Berlin, creates interactive installations featuring miniature working-class apartment buildings. Each window reveals intimate scenes from family life, tensions, and smiles, using both found internet material and clips from films like 'Goodfellas', 'Amélie', and 'Pulp Fiction'. Snelling's work includes autobiographical elements such as a Doner Kebab shop from her street. The exhibition runs during a low-tech Biennale, filling a gap with its hands-on, revealing backstage techniques.
Key facts
- Exhibition titled 'About Us' by Tracey Snelling
- Venue: The Human Safety Net, Procuratie Vecchie, Piazza San Marco, Venice
- Curated by Luca Massimo Barbero
- Snelling is American, born in Oakland in 1970, resides in Berlin
- Installations feature miniature working-class apartment buildings
- Scenes include references to Goodfellas, Amélie, Pulp Fiction
- Autobiographical element: a Doner Kebab shop from her street
- Exhibition coincides with a low-tech Biennale
Entities
Artists
- Tracey Snelling
- Luca Massimo Barbero
- Bruce Willis
Institutions
- The Human Safety Net
- Studio Migliore+Servetto
- Artribune
Locations
- Venice
- Piazza San Marco
- Procuratie Vecchie
- Oakland
- California
- Berlin